[VicPiMakers SG] Fwd: Re: Fwd: Re: Pi Basics
Deid Reimer
deid at drsol.com
Tue May 12 20:44:28 EDT 2020
Sept. 9th works just fine.
Deid VA7REI
On May 12, 2020, 5:04 PM, at 5:04 PM, "Mark G." <vpm at palaceofretention.ca> wrote:
>Deid,
>
>Looks OK, but moved to Sep. 9th. Up to you.
>
>
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>Subject: Re: [VicPiMakers SG] Fwd: Re: Pi Basics
>Date: Tue, 12 May 2020 19:16:07 -0400
>From: Alan
>
>
>Mark
>
>The content looks great. I am sure our members will find the
>presentation really interesting. Unfortunately, the June date has been
>taken. Rebel.ca, an Ottawa-based domain registrar/web services company
>has finally committed to June. (You may recall them as DomainsAtCost.).
>
>However, September would definitely be a go if this would be
>acceptable.
>The specific date would be the 9th. Please let me know if this works
>and
>I will get the Meeting Coordinator to put this into the programme.
>
>Alan
>
>On May 12, 2020 1:42:05 p.m. EDT, "Mark G." wrote:
>
> Hi Alan,
>
> Our group, mostly Deid, has put together an introduction
> presentation and Deid would be happy to present it to your
> group.
>
> Is Jun. 10 still the target date?
>
> Let us know if the following content is acceptable:
>
> http://drsol.com/~deid/pi/piIntro/
>
> Mark
>
>
> On 2020-05-03 12:25 PM, Alan German wrote:
>
> A couple of replies below.
> Deid would like to know a bit more about what you'd like
> covered. Also, how much time is available?
>
>
> Mark:
>
> Thanks for your assistance and especially for the prompt replies
> from
> your colleagues.
>
> Normally, we would have a lot of relevant information for
> speakers on
> our web site (https://opcug.ca/speakers-info/) but, with the
>current
> concerns relating to Covid-19, very little of it remains so.
> Consequently, the following notes may assist:
>
> The Ottawa PC Users' Group (OPCUG) has been serving our local
> community
> for close to 40 years. Our main activities for members are a
> monthly meeting to which we normally invite an external speaker
> on some
> computer-related topic, Q&A sessions that immediately follow the
> speaker's talk, our monthly newsletter (Ottawa PC News), web
> site, and a
> members-only, on-line discussion forum. Guests (non-members) are
> always
> welcome to attend our meetings. In addition, we have other
> outreach programmes such as workshops held in the spring and
> fall, and
> presentations to members of the public at library branches
> across the
> city. Currently, because of the limitations imposed by the
> pandemic, we
> are offering brief, weekly Q&A sessions over video-conferencing.
>
> The Raspberry Pi computer has been suggested as a topic for our
> regular
> monthly meetings on a number of occasions and, while we have the
> BuyaPi
> store and a number of Pi enthusiasts in the city, we have been
> unable to
> find a local speaker for this topic. Jeff had mentioned to me
> your work
> on Jitsi as OPCUG has commenced using video-conferencing due to our
> current inability to hold face-to-face meetings. I noted that this
> effort was linked, in part, to Victoria PiMakers and saw from
> the web
> site that this group was very active with the Pi and, in
> particular, had
> recently given an introductory course on the Pi. Hence my
> interest and
> inquiry.
>
> I suspect that most members of OPCUG will know that the Pi
> exists, and
> have a basic idea of what it is, but that is almost certainly as
> far as
> it goes. But, it is a fascinating device and I am sure that
>everyone
> would love to learn more about it and what they could do with
> it. Our
> scheduled talks are usually 90 minutes in duration, including
> questions,
> so clearly the presentation would have to be fairly concise.
>But, it
> should be considered just as an introduction to the topic so a
> lot of
> detail is likely not required. My thoughts were along the lines of:
>
> (1) a brief history of the Pi
> (2) an overview of the latest model
> (3) the "accessories" required (e.g. power supply, SDcard, video
> cable,
> etc.)
> (4) a couple of examples of "shovel-ready" applications (i.e.
> off-the-shelf software for specific tasks)
> (5) a brief indication of some of the capabilities of the Pi for
> someone
> willing to roll up their sleeves (e.g. programming the I/O system)
>
> Obviously, not knowing all that much about the Pi myself, the
> above are
> simply suggestions. We would, of course, be guided by whoever would
> be willing to provide a presentation to our group.
>
> As I indicated, our meetings are currently being held by (Zoom)
> video-conference so a remote presentation is obviously the route
> to take
> for a talk by one of your group if such can be arranged. We are
> limited
> to our regular meeting schedule, i.e. on the second Wednesday
>of the
> month (e.g. June 10 is currently available), commencing at 7:30
> pm EST,
> although I would think that we could switch the main
> presentation and
> the Q&A session around if a later starting time would be
> preferred for
> the west coast. And, while there is always the possibility of
> regular
> meetings re-commencing at the church in the fall, we do have Wi-Fi
> available at this venue so, if this timing would be more
> appropriate, no
> doubt a remote presentation could be accommodated by simply
> running the
> AV feed into the video projector.
>
> Anyway, all that to say that our group is very interested in the
> capabilities of the Pi, is extremely flexible on the logistics, and
> would be most grateful for any assistance that any member of your
> organization could provide.
>
> My very best regards
>
> Alan
>
>
>
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